February is all about the journey of love~ of getting clear of how you desire to give love to yourself, to share love with those dear to you, and how you like to receive love.

Every day is marked with acts of love. Take jewelry, for instance: when we put on a necklace, we wear it over our heart, offering support through the power of gemstones and attention. We are framing ourselves, and bringing honor to this sacred body. When we offer a gift of love, it's from that same place. Even if we aren't always conscious of that action, that is what it is-- honoring, adorning and framing the beauty in you.

And then there are the men and women in our lives who stand vulnerable in loving you... Who want to give you your greatest desires, but need to know just what they are. One of the acts of loving yourself is to share with those close to you the ways that you love to receive love. If it's through jewelry, then keep reading : )

To celebrate the acts of giving and receiving love, we encourage you to call in your desire by making a Wish List of the pieces that most speak to you. We hope you can come into the shop (and spin the wheel for a deal up to 20% off your Wish List). This special little gift can be used through Valentine's Day by you or your Sweetie.

If you are not able to come into the shop, just email your Wish List to info@harmonyscott.com (item code, metal, and length are very helpful!), and we will add your Wish List to your Loyalty Profile. Just let that special someone know what you desire for Valentine's Day is at Harmony Scott Jewelry in Carbondale!

The shadow is the lost or disowned parts of ourself- it is usually shut down or disconnected from our conscious awareness in childhood in our family of origin, from society and religion, or trauma. Operating unseen in our lives, this essential yet hidden aspect of ourself will create drama and chaos, attract judgment and criticism, and act as a strong disruptive trigger in our relationships and work life.

The more we repress the shadow, the more they burst out in uncontrollable ways. Feelings of shame, disgust, unworthiness, insecurity or aggrandizement, depression, and rage are often aspects of our shadow selves. We can learn how to empower ourselves through making these pieces conscious and!

Harmony will lead the class in learning how to identify and offer ways to reclaim and integrate these shadow parts. Together we will explore the shadow aspects with a brief talk, some effective tools including breath work, simple movement and meditation, journaling and partner exercises. Together we will discover how the shadow is actually a gift that can help us become more effective, whole, joyful, creative, and powerful in our lives.

This class is free by donation. Please RSVP as space is limited and arrive early as we will start promptly on time at 6. Bring a yoga mat, a journal, and comfortable clothing. 199 Main St, Carbondale, CO harmony@harmonyscott.com or 970-963-7190.

Harmony Scott is known for her 20 year career adorning women and celebrating their unique beauty through her jewelry design. Now she is following her lifelong passion for self-inquiry and spiritual authenticity to dive deeper and support her clients on all levels as a Transformative Coach with a focus on Self-Love, Sexuality, and Relationship.

Her approach is grounded through years of training in the ancient wisdom of Tantra and Taoism infused with embodiment practices of Martial Arts, Shamanic and Mystical Dance and Meditation with a modern understanding of brain science, neuropsychology, trauma healing, cutting-edge relationship theory and therapeutic practices.

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https://www.harmonyscott.com/blogs/news/august-7-workshop-exploring-modern-relationships2018-08-02T18:01:00-06:002018-08-02T21:44:49-06:00August 7 Workshop: Exploring Modern RelationshipsHarmony Scott
Are you confused with your love relationships? Do you wonder HOW the same frustrating patterns keep turning up? Do you wish you could understand WHY you are attracted to certain people? Do you want to know how to make your relationship healthier, sexier, and more long-lasting ? Join Harmony Scott on Tuesday, Aug. 7th from 6-8 pm to explore these themes and more!

Soul Mates, Fairy Tales, and the Lost Self

Mini-Workshop with Harmony Scott

Tuesday | August 7 | 5 to 7PM

Are you confused with your love relationships? Do you wonder HOW the same frustrating patterns keep turning up? Do you wish you could understand WHY you are attracted to certain people? Do you want to know how to make your relationship healthier, sexier, and more long-lasting ? Join Harmony Scott on Tuesday, Aug. 7th from 6-8 pm to explore these themes and more!

In this mini-workshop Harmony will introduce how to recognize the unconscious patterns in our relationships to reveal the hidden gifts that can transform our love lives. We will do practices to recognize our personal relationship patterns, and to help us liberate our love potential! All adults are welcome. Please bring a yoga mat, your journal, and comfortable clothing. This class is free by donation. Please RSVP to reserve your spot! 970-963-7190 or harmony@harmonyscott.com

DATE: Tuesday, August 7, 6 to 8PM

Location: 199 Main Street, Carbondale, CO 81623

Contact: (970) 963-7190 or harmony@harmonyscott.com

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https://www.harmonyscott.com/blogs/news/understanding-your-personal-seasons-to-cultivate-a-creative-life2018-07-18T15:55:00-06:002018-07-20T21:16:47-06:00Understanding Your Personal Seasons Will Help You Cultivate a Creative LifeHarmony Scott
Join Harmony on Tuesday, July 24 6-8pm to earn how to hack your individual human biology, mating and pleasure hormones, and energy system in this mini-workshop.

Explore how the wisdom of Yoga, Tantra, Taoism, Meditation and Modern Neuropsychology can offer ways to harness this Primal Evolutionary Impulse and Life Force energy in service of your goals and desires.

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Learn how to hack your individual human biology, mating and pleasure hormones, and energy system in this mini-workshop with Harmony Scott. We will investigate how to recognize and work consciously with primal sexual energy to inspire and empower all areas of life, career, personal expression, and relationship. By learning to honor our unique internal seasons, as we do Nature’s cycle, we can be more self-compassionate and create the life we desire.

Explore how the wisdom of Yoga, Tantra, Taoism, Meditation and Modern Neuropsychology can offer ways to harness this Primal Evolutionary Impulse and Life Force energy in service of your goals and desires. Join Harmony for a guided discussion, learn effective tools and exercises, and experience simple breath and energy work.

This free-by-donation class is open to all adults. Please bring a yoga mat and comfortable clothing. Tuesday 6-8 pm July 24th Carbondale, CO. Please click the link to RSVP on Facebook, or call us at 970-963-7190 to be added to class list.

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https://www.harmonyscott.com/blogs/news/first-friday-vintage-jewelry2018-06-01T10:40:00-06:002018-06-01T10:48:38-06:00First Friday Vintage JewelryHarmony Scott
We have a selection of handmade originals that have never been worn, as well as amazing ReGem pieces from our clients! Have one last chance at designs from the past ~ maybe the one that slipped away has come back for you!

We know we always say, "Once it's gone, it's gone" when asked of past designs. Well, there is one exception! The Harmony Scott ReGem Program allows our customers to "ReGem" their beautiful Harmony Scott pieces that simply no longer resonate, and we will help them find a loving new home!

Harmony also has a vast collection of jewelry from the last 20 years, pieces saved for her design "Look Book" and portfolio, pieces to inspire evolution of design. Throughout the year for our 20th Anniversary, we will be sharing these amazing Vintage Originals that are one-of-a-kind in the sense they were handmade by Harmony as the first of the edition.

This is a fun way to have "one last chance" at designs from the past ~ maybe the one that slipped away has come back for you!

You don't want to be late to this one-of-a-kind opportunity starting June 1, 2018 at 4PM at Harmony Scott Jewelry Design in Carbondale.

For more information, please contact us by calling 970.963.7190 Monday to Saturday from 10AM to 6PM Mountain Time.

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https://www.harmonyscott.com/blogs/news/first-friday-mothers-day-sale-12018-05-02T09:04:00-06:002018-05-02T09:04:46-06:00First Friday Mother's Day SaleHarmony Scott
What a sweet time to care for the mothers in our lives-- both those who have children and those who are mothers to all of us. In anticipation of Mother's Day, this First Friday, May 4th, we are offering a special sale to our local ladies and the gentlemen who support them.

What a sweet time to care for the mothers in our lives-- both those who have children and those who are mothers to all of us. In anticipation of Mother's Day, this First Friday, May 4th, we are offering a special sale to our local ladies and the gentlemen who support them.

All Harmony Scott earrings and bracelets are Buy 1, Get 1 for 50% off! The earring or bracelet of lesser cost will be 50% off, and guest artists are excluded from this sale.

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https://www.harmonyscott.com/blogs/news/first-friday-mothers-day-sale2018-05-02T09:04:00-06:002018-05-02T09:07:35-06:00First Friday Mother's Day SaleHarmony Scott
What a sweet time to care for the mothers in our lives-- both those who have children and those who are mothers to all of us. In anticipation of Mother's Day, this First Friday, May 4th, we are offering a special sale to our local ladies and the gentlemen who support them.

What a sweet time to care for the mothers in our lives-- both those who have children and those who are mothers to all of us. In anticipation of Mother's Day, this First Friday, May 4th, we are offering a special sale to our local ladies and the gentlemen who support them.

All Harmony Scott earrings and bracelets are Buy 1, Get 1 for 50% off! The earring or bracelet of lesser cost will be 50% off, and guest artists are excluded from this sale.

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https://www.harmonyscott.com/blogs/news/divine-beloved-sacred-cacao-ceremony-with-harmony-scott2018-04-13T17:04:00-06:002018-04-28T12:12:58-06:00Divine Beloved & Sacred Cacao Ceremony with Harmony ScottChange Is Good
Divine Beloved & Sacred Cacao Ceremony will be a magical exploration led by Harmony Scott of the Deep Masculine & Feminine that lives within all of us. Harmony will share some of her personal journey with this Inner Marriage, and how it has helped heal old traumas and supported her in creating a more fulfilling life and richer intimacy. In this mini-workshop, she will offer beautiful exercises and tools to use in your own exploration. Delicious and heart opening cacao will be served to help ground and nourish each person’s intentions with this potent plant medicine.

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Do you yearn for a healthy, loving, and connected relationship? Do you wish your current love connections met more of your needs for depth, intimacy and safety? Do you feel disconnected to your own inner worth and value? Do you wonder if you will ever “meet the one,” or if it’s possible for your current partnership to transform into what you desire?

Divine Beloved & Sacred Cacao Ceremony will be a magical exploration led by Harmony Scott of the Deep Masculine & Feminine that lives within all of us. Harmony will share some of her personal journey with this Inner Marriage, and how it has helped heal old traumas and supported her in creating a more fulfilling life and richer intimacy. In this mini-workshop, she will offer beautiful exercises and tools to use in your own exploration. Delicious and heart opening cacao will be served to help ground and nourish each person’s intentions with this potent plant medicine.

Many of us hear about “self love” as being the key to attracting and creating the relationships we deeply long to experience, but have no idea where to begin to create an authentic connection to ourselves that will help us find the intimacy we desire,” explains Harmony. “All of us have an Inner Lover or Divine Beloved that can help us manifest the relationships we yearn for. By learning to recognize and honor our Deep Masculine and Feminine energies in an integrated and conscious way, while forming a Sacred Union internally, we can profoundly meet these gorgeous aspects of ourselves. Create a powerful template to attract and grow healthy intimacy, if that is what you desire, and invite a wonderful opening into more wholeness, vitality, pleasure and joy in all areas of life.”

Divine Beloved & Sacred Cacao Ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 21 from 5 to 7PM at Harmony Scott Jewelry Design located at 199 Main Street in Carbondale. Please RSVP by emailing info@harmonyscott.com, as space is limited. Learn more by visiting www.harmonyscott.com or calling 970.963.7190.

“Partners, family, and friends inspire our love, but the deeper gift is to reclaim and heal this connection to our own nature. When we learn to recognize that we are the eternal and inexhaustible source of this heart energy we begin to meet our power and our worth on a profound level. Dive In and Through the longing for love and connection into a deeper experience of your awakening to the Inner Divine Beloved.“ -Harmony Scott

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https://www.harmonyscott.com/blogs/news/this-is-why-your-inner-child-is-wrecking-your-life2018-04-02T10:52:00-06:002018-12-09T22:42:35-07:00This is Why Your Inner Child is Wrecking Your LifeHarmony Scott
“A healthy relationship with our Inner Child nourishes our basic need for safety and belonging. It is our own self-love, presence and acceptance that supports and heals this vulnerable part of ourselves," shares Harmony Scott. "When we know how to care for our Inner Child we can enjoy deep experiences of wonder, playfulness, joy and exploration and connect with our deepest passions and relationships in a heartfelt way. We are more emotionally resilient and are able to spring back from negative situations and potential threats that may normally overwhelm or freeze us with indecision and fear.”

This is Why Your Inner Child is Wrecking Your Life is a community, donation-based mini-workshop on Saturday, April 7th from 5 to 6:30PM at Harmony Scott Jewelry Design at 199 Main Street in Carbondale. In this heart-opening class, Harmony will lead an exploration of the Inner Child and offer key tools and practices to recognize and redirect where we may be unconsciously allowing our Inner Little One to “run the show” and sabotage the power of our adult lives.

All of us have an Inner Child. This is a part of our basic personality that will always need protection and may feel insecure, shy, needy or fearful. Our Inner Child is intimately connected to our Primal Brain- this part of our more ancient animalistic brain responds to potential or current threat with the famous “Fight, Flight, Freeze” response. This is a normal part of being human, but is extremely misunderstood and unappreciated in how much it affects our day-to-day behavior, reactions and choices.

“A healthy relationship with our Inner Child nourishes our basic need for safety and belonging. It is our own self-love, presence and acceptance that supports and heals this vulnerable part of ourselves," shares Harmony Scott. "When we know how to care for our Inner Child we can enjoy deep experiences of wonder, playfulness, joy and exploration and connect with our deepest passions and relationships in a heartfelt way. We are more emotionally resilient and are able to spring back from negative situations and potential threats that may normally overwhelm or freeze us with indecision and fear.”

The big challenge with the Inner Child is that most of us repress, ignore, shame or deny this vulnerable part of ourselves, or expect and demand that others provide this support in order for us to feel safe, happy, and in control. Incredibly, many of us are actually allowing the Inner Child to direct our love lives, and other primary relationships as well as our relationship to money and finances.

We are unaware that we have mistakenly given our Inner Child the proverbial car keys and forced responsibility to run these central areas of our adult life where no child should need to be in charge. Would you allow a 5 year old to drive a car? Be in charge of your sex life? Be responsible for paying your bills and navigating your career choices or financial future? Many of us have no idea that this is exactly who is running the show in these key parts of our life. It is no wonder that so many of us are paralyzed with insecurity and feel blocked in these areas.

Of the process Harmony shares, “Building a healthy and integrated relationship with our Inner Child gives us the ability to be incredibly brave and authentic in expressing our gifts, and live with a sense of humor and deep presence.”

Harmony is known for her 20 year career adorning women and celebrating their unique beauty through her jewelry design. Now she is following her lifelong passion for self-inquiry and spiritual authenticity to dive deeper and support her clients on all levels as a Transformative Coach with a focus on Love, Sex, and Relationship. Her approach is grounded through years of training in the ancient wisdom of Tantra and Taoism infused with embodiment practices of Martial Arts, Shamanic and Mystical Dance and Meditation with a modern understanding of brain science, neuropsychology, trauma healing, cutting-edge relationship theory and therapeutic practices.

For invitations to this series of mini-workshops that focus on self-love, empowerment, healing, and personal transformation, join our mailing list.

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https://www.harmonyscott.com/blogs/news/lead-with-love2017-10-26T11:59:00-06:002018-04-26T09:11:26-06:00Lead with LoveHarmony Scott
Lead with Love in Aspen is a transformational experience into the HEART of leadership, inspiring creatives, strategists, and visionaries to lead with compassion, kindness, intentionality and reciprocity in every aspect of their lives.

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Lead with Love in Aspen is a transformational experience into the HEART of leadership, inspiring creatives, strategists, and visionaries to lead with compassion, kindness, intentionality and reciprocity in every aspect of their lives. Lead With Love is the global gathering and training ground for the leaders of our time, and we are so thrilled to be participating in the marketplace, as well as attending events!

Accessing your highest human potential takes work, and what better way to learn than from world-renowned presenters who are masters of their craft and leave more inspired than ever to lead.

Harmony Scott Jewelry will be in the marketplace of the event Thursday to Sunday! Meet Harmony (or catch up!), as well as Crystal or Claire. The marketplace is open to the public Thursday, October 26th, until 8PM! No pass required!

Harmony Scott Jewelry Design donated over $450 to Wilderness Workshop through the support of our community! "The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only home we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need – if only we had the eyes to see."– Edward Abbey

The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only home we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need – if only we had the eyes to see.– Edward Abbey

All Photos from the First Friday Event are below!

Wilderness is the most incredible thing about this planet. It is awe-inspiring, what nature and its forces can do free of the guidance of humans. When we let it just be, Mother Nature creates the most beautiful eco-systems and spaces. When we are able to engage with it, to interact and to be part of the Wild Landscape, we as individuals are transformed.

We are lucky here, in the Roaring Fork Valley, with our access to relatively vast Wilderness. Many of us like to think of it as a state that has always been-- wild and protected.

Had it not been for three Aspen women, spurred to action by the passing of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the nearly 500,000 acres of protected wilderness in the White River National Forest may not have been here for us to experience as it is.

The Aspen Wilderness Workshop (as it was then called) was founded in 1967 with two goals: securing congressional designation for the Hunter-Fryingpan and Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Areas, and doubling the acreage designated within the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area.

These environmental activists did not start out to become lobbyists, but they lobbied Congress to pass two essential acts: the 1978 Endangered American Wilderness Act and the 1980 Colorado Wilderness Act.

AWW, and in particular co-founders and “Maroon Belles” Connie Harvey, Joy Caudill and Dottie Fox, played a pivotal role in bringing about these pieces of legislation, which together secured nearly a half-million acres of wilderness in the White River National Forest.

Since the mid-1980s, the focus has broadened from advocating for new wilderness to defending the ecological integrity of the entire greater WRNF area.

Having grown up with a grandmother like Connie Harvey, ecological balance and respectful interaction with all things wild was always an important practice in our family. Whether she was explaining the importance of Spring runoff to renew the river eco systems, taking us to the wilderness mecca of Alaska, or involving us in her environmental missions, she showed us why we should be nature's advocates.

At Harmony Scott Jewelry, it has been part of our values to support and give back to our community. So, when Harmony asked me who I would like to dedicate our charitable giving, I called Wilderness Workshop and am happy to present the resulting partnership for the month of June.

All of June, please join us in supporting this incredible cause. Support financially by shopping our Aspen Leaf Collection - 10% proceeds from every Aspen Leaf piece will be donated to Wilderness Workshop.

Our First Friday Wilderness Workshop Event was a blast! Thank you to our community for shopping for a cause, and jumping in the photo booth to share what Wilderness Is to You, and together, what it is to our community.

The Wilderness Act of 1964 created the National Wilderness Preservation System and recognized wilderness as “an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.”

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https://www.harmonyscott.com/blogs/news/88930820-event-spring-clean-your-spirit-with-mikael-bergman-a-meditation-class2016-03-04T00:13:00-07:002016-06-16T12:05:17-06:00Event: "Spring Clean Your Spirit" with Mikael Bergman, a Meditation ClassHarmony ScottJoin Harmony Scott as she welcomes back transformational coach and speaker Mikael Bergman to Carbondale. In this free class*, Mikael will share simple meditation techniques and how to create a personalized morning practice that will support and ground you each day. Learn to recognize and effectively “lighten up” the inner resistance that arises when we attempt to take positive action in our life. Details here...

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This is a special time of year. As winter retreats with each sunny day, we become aware of the coming of Spring. The spirit of growth and renewal inspires us to freshen up our home, improve our diet, clean and replenish our wardrobe...Yet what about the most important shift-- the one inside each of us?

If our lives could be seen as a garden, then Spring is an important time to ready the soil for planting the seeds of our intentions and how we experience each day. With the inspiration of Spring to guide us, we invite you to join us Sunday, March 13th from 3-5 pm for a special transformational class at Harmony Scott in Carbondale for this incredible FREE event:

"Spring Clean your Spirit" with teacher Mikael Bergman from Sweden

Learn about creating a simple meditation and Morning Practice

Identify and clean out resistance and mind blocks that keep us stuck in old patterns

Explore the masculine & feminine energies within to create a personalized practice

Prepare your “Inner Garden” of mind/body/spirit this spring!

Join Harmony Scott as she welcomes back transformational coach and speaker Mikael Bergman to Carbondale. In this free class*, Mikael will share simple meditation techniques and how to create a personalized morning practice that will support and ground you each day. Learn to recognize and effectively “lighten up” the inner resistance that arises when we attempt to take positive action in our life. We will also be exploring the power of masculine and feminine energies within each of us, and how to create inner balance to be grounded, effective, and “turned on” in our lives without burning out. Will we see you there?

Date: March 13th

Time: 3 to 5 pm

Location: 199 Main Street, Carbondale

RSVP by calling 970.963.7190 or email info@harmonyscott.com

*If you would love to see more community events at Harmony Scott Jewelry Design, please bring a suggested donation of $10 to help cover the costs of the event and contribute to the positive cycle of change we are excited to share!

About Mikael Bergman

Mikael Bergman has been coaching and motivating people for 20 years, and teaching around the world in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. He is a grounded and practical motivator, a kind listener, and a speaker that offers ideas in a fun and loving way- there is a lot of laughter in his classes! He helps individuals find their inner gift, face their fears and guide people to see the gifts already in their life to create more fuel for growth. Mikael has led retreats and taught meditation to government and large corporations, professional athletes and yogis. He has developed many ways to open doors to the wisdom of meditation, and body centered spirituality in a way that everyone can understand. Contact Mikael directly for private consultation or coaching at mikael@bergmancoaching.com

Join us at Harmony Scott Jewelry this Sunday, January 10th from 3-5pm for a special FREE class to inspire and illuminate your New Year. We welcome Mikael Bergman, a teacher and transformational coach from Sweden, as he shares tools and insights to use in your daily life. Learn more...

Where Will YOU be in 2016-- Will you choose to live in Fear or Love?

Join us at Harmony Scott Jewelry this Sunday, January 10th from 3-5pm for a special FREE class to inspire and illuminate your New Year. We welcome Mikael Bergman, a teacher and transformational coach from Sweden, as he shares tools and insights to use in your daily life.

Topics Mikael Will Share:

Easy Meditation & Visualization techniques anyone can use

Programming and Deprogramming- how to change your mental hard drive

Love & Fear

Masculine & Feminine balance in each human

The Now

Mind * Body * Spirit = the "Three Rings of Joy"

Chakras- the energy scale in the body

Joy & Happiness

What will you receive from this class?

A deeper understanding of the topics above

How to use these ideas in a grounded way with presence and awareness

A tool box to use in your regular daily life to access more joy and fun in The Now

This is a class for everyone from teens to adults- Free by donation! Join us at Harmony Scott Jewelry Design on January 10th 3-5pm, at 199 Main Street. Please RSVP as we have limited space.

Mikael Bergman has been coaching and motivating people for 20 years, and teaching around the world in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. He is a grounded and practical motivator, a kind listener, and a speaker that offers ideas in a fun and loving way- there is a lot of laughter in his classes! He helps individuals find their inner gift, face their fears and guide people to see the gifts already in their life to create more fuel for growth. Mikael has led retreats and taught meditation to government and large corporations, professional athletes and yogis. He has developed many ways to open doors to the wisdom of meditation, and body centered spirituality in a way that everyone can understand.

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https://www.harmonyscott.com/blogs/news/34846660-nepal-earthquake-relief-fund-raiser2015-07-02T15:29:00-06:002016-10-22T14:01:53-06:00Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund RaiserHarmony ScottThe recent earthquakes in the Nepal struck while I was in Bali designing my newest collection. A shock felt around the world, this tragedy was made even more real for me for I am deeply connected to Nepal after my trip in 2012 where I helped an organization called Bridges Between support a community high in the Himalayas. During the month of July, Harmony Scott Jewelry will be raising funds to directly support rebuilding and community service in the villages I visited and worked during my trip. Please read more...

I am excited to unveil my new “Sacred Earth” and “Gaia” Collections, inspired by the beautiful people of Nepal and the majestic landscape. Feel good knowing that 5% of sales from these collections during the month of July will be donated to two remarkable organizations that I personally support, Bridges Between and a direct relief fund run by my friend Karma Sherpa. Both of these organizations work in the same small villages in the Khumbu region of Nepal, so the money donated is direct and visible in action, and I have personally worked with these organizations and lived in these villages during my trip in 2012.

The recent earthquakes in the Himalayas struck while I was in Bali designing my newest collection. A shock felt around the world, this tragedy was made even more real for me for I am deeply connected to Nepal after my trip in 2012 where I helped Bridges Between support a community high in the Himalayas.

Earthy and grounding, I combined rich, green, earthy materials thinking about the beautiful landscape of Nepal, and the kind people who live there. The Sacred Earth & Gaia collection feature Tibetan Turquoise, Chrysoprase, Green Onyx, Agate, Amazonite, and Pearls combined with leather, silver and gold.

During my trip to Nepal in 2012, I joined my dear friend Brooke Paparo and her organization Bridges Between in the village of Cchulemu and the Taksindu Buddhist Monastery in the Khumbu region. Bridges Between was founded with the mission to provide rural Nepalese women with adult literacy education (including reading, writing and basic math), to serve the families of rural Nepal with safe schoolhouses that provide the literacy classes, as well as teach English and computer classes for the children and adults who would otherwise not have this opportunity to communicate and interact with the outside world.

During my visit I saw firsthand that these school houses had become far more than a place for women to learn how to read and write, but actual community centers where the whole family would gather in the evening to learn and grow skills they would otherwise never experience. In addition to education, Bridges Between has ensured sustainability by introducing green technology, including a solar greenhouse and a “cold storage” building that creates natural refrigeration that is not dependent on electricity to keep food fresh. I was honored to participate in building the cold storage facility and also sharing in the delight and excitement of the opening of a 2nd Bridges Between school (there are now 4 schools.)

After speaking with Brooke and Karma in the last few days about what is happening with the Bridges Between schools and the communities they serve, it is clear that the focus and priorities have shifted to not only creating sustainable shelter for these people who have lost everything, but also creating support to the individuals who are suffering from the trauma of these earthquakes and aftershocks.

Karma responded immediately after the earthquake, sending food, supplies, temporary shelter and medicine to his home village and surrounding communities. Now he is spearheading a rebuilding effort that will include rebuilding the dorm at the Buddhist monastery of Taksindu that houses 50 children, homes in the Cchulemu village, as well as the regional schoolhouse. He is gathering funds now for a big push to stabilize and rebuild in October (during the dry season) to prepare for the coming winter.

Meanwhile, Bridges Between is focusing on offering support to the hearts and minds of the affected families. They are calling this "Celebration of Community" where they sit down to listen to the villagers, and focus efforts based on the local needs expressed. This is in-line with the schools and community centers that have already been built and serve the whole family as a safe place to gather, share, and learn together. Although one Bridges Between school was completely destroyed by landslides, the school in Cchulemu continues to operate with only moderate damage.

I am happy that these organizations exist, and I am proud to contribute to them in any way I can. I believe deeply there is something powerful about enabling a community to help itself and determine its own future, instead of telling people "what they need"....and I am confident the funds raised will support this effort. Thank you for your support of Nepal and her beautiful people during the month of July...I hope you will join me!

namaste, Harmony

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https://www.harmonyscott.com/blogs/news/18810948-artist-sneak-peek-gaia-collection-for-nepal2015-05-02T01:37:00-06:002016-06-16T12:09:24-06:00Artist Sneak Peek :: Gaia Collection for NepalHarmony ScottThe Gaia Earth Collection features the earthy, grounded, protective, vibrant colors of Tibetan Turquoise, Chrysoprase, Aventurine, Pearls and Abalone. This collection was designed just after the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal, a place that closely resonates with Harmony's heart. Available July 2015, the Gaia Earth Collection will benefit Earthquake Release in Nepal.

I am back in Bali, designing new adornments... Today, sneak peak of the Gaia Collection! Earth, grounded, protective, vibrant colors of Tibetan Turquoise, Chrysoprase, Aventurine, Pearls and Abalone. I envision this collection to be dedicated to the beautiful people of Nepal, and a portion of the proceeds will be used to support earthquake relief. These beauties will be released in June & July, so stay tuned!